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Introduction to Islam

Introduction to Islam . First day/geography. Pie Chart World Religions. Number of adherents of World Religions. Christianity : 2.1 billion Islam : 1.3 billion Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist : 1.1 billion Hinduism : 900 million Chinese traditional religion : 394 million

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Introduction to Islam

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  1. Introduction to Islam First day/geography

  2. Pie Chart World Religions

  3. Number of adherents of World Religions • Christianity: 2.1 billion • Islam: 1.3 billion • Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion • Hinduism: 900 million • Chinese traditional religion: 394 million • Buddhism: 376 million • primal-indigenous: 300 million • African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million • Sikhism: 23 million • Juche: 19 million • Spiritism: 15 million • Judaism: 14 million • Baha'i: 7 million • Jainism: 4.2 million • Shinto: 4 million • Cao Dai: 4 million • Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million • Tenrikyo: 2 million • Neo-Paganism: 1 million • Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand • Rastafarianism: 600 thousand • Scientology: 500 thousand

  4. Geographic Spread

  5. Muslim Distribution in the “heartland”

  6. Europe’s Muslim Population http://www.afa.org/magazine/July2005/0705europe.asp

  7. American Muslims http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/immigrat.htm

  8. Stats on US Muslims • Muslim American Facts• Estimated number of Muslim Americans: probably 6-7 million.• Mosques in the United States in 2000: 1,209.• Proportion of mosques founded since 1980: 62 percent.• U.S. mosque worshippers who are converts: 30 percent.• U.S. mosques that have Asian, African-American, and Arab members: almost 90 percent.• U.S. mosques attended by a single ethnic group: 7 percent.Ethnic breakdown of majority of U.S. Muslims:• South Asian (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Afghani): 33 percent • African-American: 30 percent • Arab: 25 percent Source: U.S. Dept. of State, U.S. Census Bureau • http://www.npr.org/news/specials/response/home_front/features/2001/oct/muslim/011022.muslim.html

  9. “Syrians” in Manhattan-19th century http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/immigrat.htm

  10. US Muslim distribution http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/musmap.htm

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